The restוּשְׁאָרof the deedsדִּבְרֵיof Solomon,שְׁלֹמֹהthe firstהָרִאשֹׁנִיםand the last,וְהָאֲחֲרוֹנִיםare they notהֲלֹא הֵםwrittenכְּתוּבִיםinעַלthe wordsדִּבְרֵיof Nathanנָתָןthe prophet,הַנָּבִיאand inוְעַלthe prophecyנְבוּאַתof Ahijahאֲחִיָּהthe Shilonite,הַשִּׁילוֹנִיand in the visionsוּבַחֲזוֹתof Jedoיֶעְדּוֹthe seerהַחֹזֶהconcerningעַלJeroboamיָרָבְעָםsonבֶּןof Nebat?נְבָט
2 Chronicles 9:29
Study it in the app“The rest of the deeds of Solomon, the first and the last, are they not written in the words of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Jedo the seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat?”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Chronicles 9:29, word by word
- The restשְׁאָרshear
rest, remainder
Rest: what is left of something.
Where else “shear” appears- of the deedsדִּבְרֵיdivre
deeds
What someone did, set down in writing.
Where else “divre” appears- of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelomo
Solomon
Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).
Where else “shelomo” appears- the firstרִאשֹׁנִיםrishonim
first
What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.
Where else “rishonim” appears- and the lastאֲחֲרוֹנִיםacharonim
last
What comes at the end or goes behind something else.
Where else “acharonim” appears- writtenכְּתוּבִיםketuvim
write
To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.
Where else “ketuvim” appears- of Nathanנָתָןnatan
Nathan
Nathan: the name of several men; the best known are a son of David born in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:14) and the prophet who spoke to David (2 Samuel 7; 12). It means "he has given."
Where else “natan” appears- the prophetנָּבִיאnavi
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “navi” appears- the prophecyנְבוּאַתnevuat
prophecy
Prophecy: the message of a prophet, spoken or written.
Where else “nevuat” appears- of Ahijahאֲחִיָּהachiya
Ahijah
Ahijah: the name of several people; among them the priest who carried the ephod in Saul's time (1 Samuel 14:3) and the prophet from Shiloh (1 Kings 11:29). It means "brother of YHWH."
Where else “achiya” appears- the Shiloniteשִּׁילוֹנִיshiloni
Shilonite
Shilonite: a native of Shiloh, the city of Ephraim where the tent of meeting stood. The prophet Ahijah is called this.
Where else “shiloni” appears- and in the visionsחֲזוֹתchazot
vision
Vision: what a seer sees from God, and the writing that records it. It occurs only once in the Hebrew Bible.
Where else “chazot” appears- of Jedoיֶעְדּוֹyedo
Jedo
Jedo: name of a seer of the time of Solomon and Jeroboam. He is probably the same one called Iddo elsewhere.
Where else “yedo” appears- the seerחֹזֶהchoze
seer
A prophet who sees what God shows him.
Where else “choze” appears- Jeroboamיָרָבְעָםyaravam
Jeroboam
Jeroboam: the name of two kings of Israel: Jeroboam son of Nebat, first king of the ten northern tribes (1 Kings 11–14), and Jeroboam son of Joash, much later (2 Kings 14:23-29).
Where else “yaravam” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Nebatנְבָטnevat
Nebat
Nebat: father of Jeroboam, the first king of the northern tribes. He almost always appears in the phrase "Jeroboam son of Nebat."
Where else “nevat” appears
Translation note
“Jedo”: probably the same seer that 12:15 and 13:22 call “Iddo”; the Hebrew writes the name differently here.
Parallel passages
Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
The death of Solomon
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2 Chronicles 9:29-31
29The rest of the deeds of Solomon, the first and the last, are they not written in the words of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Jedo the seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat? 30Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. 31Solomon lay down with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David his father; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.
41And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon? 42And the days that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel were forty years. 43And Solomon lay down with his fathers and was buried in the city of David his father; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.
The context
28They were bringing out horses from Egypt for Solomon and from all the lands.
29 · This verse (above)
30Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.